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She turned her back for one second. Now they’re trapped.Elizabeth thought she’d planned for everything. Her son’s rare seizure disorder meant constant routines, strict safeguards, unbreakable structure. But one brief stop at a gas station shatters her fragile world.In a heartbeat, her car is hijacked—with Timothy still inside.She throws herself into the moving car, but that’s only the beginning of the nightmare. As hours stretch into days, they’re held captive in a remote, crumbling house—cut off from everyone. No phone. No medication. No help.Elizabeth must keep her son alive while navigating the volatile mind of the man holding them captive, and her own spiraling fear.Because Timothy is running out of time. And she’s all he’s got.A pulse-pounding psychological thriller exploring maternal instinct, survival, and the harrowing choices we face when everything we love is on the line. The first book in the emotionally gripping and nerve-shredding When Bad Things Happen series.____________________________________________Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”★★★★★ “The mere idea of something happening to your child instills terror in your heart. This book takes you there.”★★★★★ “I was totally hooked from start to finish! What a great read. It was an emotional rollercoaster for me and really pulled at my strings.”★★★★★ “I couldn’t put it down as I wondered how Elizabeth and Timothy were going to get out of their dire situation."★★★★★ “Very well written, well defined characters, and a solid plotline.”★★★★★ “The storyline kept me guessing and totally hooked.”★★★★★ “Could not put this down.”★★★★★ “Gone is a well-written engaging story! Great character development! A bonus is that the reader learns about children with autism…”★★★★★ “Well written! A mother who is devoted to protecting her child. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.”★★★★★ “Best book I’ve read in ages.”

A psychological thriller about a kidnapping survivor whose court-ordered helpers may be anything but. Domestic suspense built on paranoia, gaslighting and the terror of not being believed.She thought surviving meant they were safe. She was wrong.After surviving a brutal kidnapping, Elizabeth is determined to protect her son and reclaim their quiet life. No more strangers. No more threats. Just safety.But safety is a fragile illusion.A courtroom mandate forces her to open their home to a psychologist and a social worker, two people who claim to help but begin asking the wrong questions. Her parenting. Her past. Her sanity.When Timothy begins to withdraw and show signs of distress, Elizabeth suspects something is very wrong. But is it the trauma resurfacing, or something far more dangerous?Because someone wants control. Someone wants access. And someone isn’t who they claim to be.Perfect for readers of B.A. Paris, Shari Lapena and Freida McFadden, domestic psychological suspense packed with gaslighting, unreliable allies, hard-won survival.Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

She knows what it’s like to be left behind. That’s why she said yes.When a silent little girl is abandoned at court, Anna isn’t the obvious choice to take her in. But something about the child feels painfully familiar—and impossible to walk away from.She thinks it’s temporary. Just until the system finds a better option. But then a figure from her past resurfaces—the one she thought she’d escaped for good.He’s watching. Waiting. And the closer he gets, the more Anna’s carefully rebuilt life begins to splinter.The girl won’t speak. Anna won’t run. But protecting her means facing the darkness she’s spent years trying to forget.Selfish is a tense psychological thriller in the When Bad Things Happen series—gripping, intimate stories of ordinary women whose lives are upended by betrayal, danger, and the unexpected.____________________________________________Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

A psychological thriller about a grieving widow whose new homeschooling job puts a deeply unsettling teenager under her roof, and whose gut won't stop sounding the alarm. Domestic suspense built on maternal instinct, quiet menace and the fear of being wrong.She needed the job. She ignored the feeling.Worn down by the loss of her husband and bills she can’t keep up with, Cynthia agrees to homeschool two teenage girls. One is a sweetheart. The other unsettles her.At first, she blames her unease on nerves, on guilt, on the pressure of raising her young daughter alone. But something about the second girl isn’t right. The way she watches. The stories that don’t add up. The way even the dog keeps his distance.Then a man from the past reappears—someone with ties to terrible things. And suddenly, Cynthia’s fragile home doesn’t feel safe anymore.Her instincts are screaming. But if she’s wrong, she could ruin a child’s life. If she’s right, her daughter’s safety may already be slipping through her fingers.Instinct is a taut psychological thriller in the When Bad Things Happen series—gripping, emotional stories about ordinary women caught in extraordinary, often harrowing turns of fate.Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

She swore she’d never become her mother. But some legacies refuse to let go.Sally’s childhood wasn’t a childhood at all. Cold nights in the backseat of a car. Empty cupboards. A mother who disappeared when she was needed most.By twelve, she was the one holding the family together—barely.Years later, Sally does the unthinkable—the one thing people say no mother should ever do.But what if it was the only way to protect her children?So she let them go.Now the past is circling back. One of the children she gave up is standing on her doorstep. And with her return come the questions Sally has tried her whole life not to answer.Is survival the same as love? And can the damage we do ever be undone?A raw and emotionally charged psychological thriller, Reasons is part of the When Bad Things Happen series—gripping tales of ordinary women, impossible choices, and the haunting cost of survival.________________________________________________________Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

The man who broke her is back. And this time, he wants custody.For years, Keira has built a quiet world around her son Daniel. Gentle routines. Predictable days. A sanctuary carved from love and necessity. She’s done it all alone—because she had to. Because she couldn’t trust anyone else.But now the man who abandoned them is back. Not to make amends. Not to apologize. He wants a place in Daniel’s life. And the court might let him.Keira knows this isn’t about fatherhood. It’s about power. Control. Possession. The kind that stole her voice years ago—and nearly broke her.Now, as Daniel begins to sense the change, Keira can feel their peace unraveling. One hearing at a time. One threat at a time. And if she loses this fight, she doesn’t just lose her son.She loses the only life that’s ever felt like home.A raw and emotional psychological thriller about maternal instinct, buried trauma, and what happens when your past comes to claim your future. Book six in the emotionally gripping When Bad Things Happen series.__________________________________________________Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”★★★★★ “The author is a psychologist. Her characters are normal people… That’s what the connection is. The characters are us.”★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

He built an empire on fear. Now he’d trade it all for a second chance with the daughter he barely knows.Alejandro clawed his way out of a brutal childhood, convinced the only path to safety was power. Ruthless deals. Cold control. No room for softness. It kept him alive—and made him untouchable.But being a father demands something else entirely.Natalie is sharp, guarded, and burning with questions. She doesn’t want his protection—she wants the truth. And with law enforcement closing in and old enemies resurfacing, Alejandro is running out of time. He must show her what he never learned himself: empathy, loyalty, and human connection.To give her a life he never had, he may have to sacrifice the only one he’s ever known.Because some debts can’t be erased. And redemption always comes at a cost.A tense, emotionally charged psychological thriller about legacy, sacrifice, and the brutal path to becoming the kind of man your child could forgive. Book seven in the emotionally gripping When Bad Things Happen series.________________________________________________Praise for the When Bad Things Happen Series:★★★★★ “The characters are normal people that are you and me and my neighbors and my friends and family. The characters are us. All of us.”★★★★★ “These books are addictive. I just keep wanting to read more!”★★★★★ “This book series is one you start and can’t put down. Recommend it.”★★★★★ “This story grabbed me and wouldn't let go... it kept me up way too late many nights because I couldn't put it down.”★★★★★ “Kept me up all night, in a good way, to finish it.”★★★★★ “The story is compelling to the point of me not being able to do anything but read until I found out how it ended.”★★★★★ “Edge-of-your-seat reading that you can't put down.”★★★★★ “It was a believable plot with the main character so well defined it was like you knew her.”

She was done doing for everyone else. It was her turn now. Right? Surely, that's right. Please.Fleeing the city, Mona had a lot to prove, and even more to learn. They said she couldn’t do it. She knew she could. Well, maybe.Responsible, and aloof, Reid held together his family farm, keeping the three-generation legacy alive. Alone, as he deserved to be.They had nothing in common, no reason to connect.Yet they did.Read this clean and wholesome romance in the Farmers of Goodrich County series.

"You think I'm going to fail at this?" she asked. He didn't hesitate. "I do."Big, bold, curvy and strong Becca had vowed never to return to the small town where she grew up, never fitting in, always the brunt of jokes. Now, with her father’s injury, there was no choice but to go home to help out.Stan lived for farming, proud of his accomplishments, content with his life. That is, until Becca showed up and stole land right out from under him. Land he used to feed his cattle.Now she needs his help.How could they possibly work together, especially with the push/pull chemistry flowing between them?Read The Farmer Says I Do, part of the Farmers of Goodrich County series of clean and wholesome romances.

Robin might have lost her husband five years ago, but that didn't mean her life was over. Different, yes, but different didn't have to mean bad. Maybe it was time to try new things.Keith hated new. Stick with the tried and true, what worked now, and for his father before him. When his wife, Izzy, had been alive, they'd managed just fine.His daughter and his employees were ganging up on him, refusing to leave things be. What was with these pesky women trying to change things?Especially Robin.Why did he feel compelled to listen to her? To be with her?

She gave up everything that mattered. He lost all he’d ever believed in.A lot changed for Emma, going from the spoiled princess of doting parents and a promising career, to caregiver for her mother physically, emotionally, and financially.Gabe’s life was one of responsibility, the solitary child of a single mom. On her death he learned of the brother he never knew existed. Was it worth packing up and going in search of the only family he had left?Leaving the warmth of Texas behind, he drove north and east into cold like he’d never experienced. Blizzards, then plowing into a snowbank.Hard on his man card to be rescued by a woman - a gorgeous young woman unimpressed with his ability to look after himself, and willing to share her views about him with the locals.So much for keeping a low profile and checking out the situation before deciding whether to announce his presence to an unknown brother.At every turn, there was Emma. An unlikely pair, an impossible pair. And yet…Read this clean and wholesome romance from The Farmers of Goodrich County series.

Against the rules? Who says? Who cares?Back when Jenny was in grade 12, interning teacher, Mr. Avery caught her eye. Eddie Avery studiously avoided her gaze, careful to maintain the student/teacher distance propriety demanded.Now Eddie's back, the new high school English teacher. Jenny's all grown up and working as the school secretary.No longer his student, Jenny sees no reason to not pursue things between them.While there's no denying the effervescent Jenny's attractions, he must ignore them. In Eddie's mind, just two short years ago she was his student, so anything between them would be crossing a line.Yet every time he turns around, she's there.The undeniable connection they share, the lingering shadows of the past, and the obligations they both have to their families strive to keep them apart.Embark on an enchanting journey with Jenny and Eddie, where love proves that rules are meant to be rewritten and second chances are always within reach.

He is rooted in the farm. She is pulled by a wider world. Part One Lifelong neighbours Greg Wells and Aggie Davis have always fit—best friends turned first love, with graduation close and a future that looks like sunrise over Goodrich fields. Greg sees a life they’ll build in the soil they both cherish. Aggie’s heart, though, beats to the rhythm of distant streets and untried chances. When a family crisis sends Aggie to the city to care for her grandmother, distance widens more than miles. New opportunities beckon; old dreams tug her home. Greg waits, working the land and believing in the life they planned, while Aggie must choose between independence and the promise of the boy who knows her best. The Farmer’s Heartbeat: Part One is a sweet small-town prequel about first love, hard choices, and the ties that pull us toward the places—and people—we call home. He trusts time. She trusts her gut. Part Two Four years later, Greg and Aggie are married, the farm is theirs, and a baby is on the way. Everyone calls their newborn “such a good baby.” Aggie hears something else: a silence that worries her, a distance she can’t explain. Greg believes it’s a phase. Aggie can’t shake the feeling their child needs more than patience. Sleepless nights and frayed tempers turn into questions neither knows how to answer. To hold their marriage—and their family—together, they’ll have to listen bravely, seek help, and choose each other when it’s hardest. The Farmer’s Heartbeat: Part Two continues Farmers of Goodrich County, a sweet, clean small-town farm romance about courage, partnership, and loving a child exactly as they are. ____________________________________________ Praise for the Farmers of Goodrich County series: ★★★★★  “Wonderfully clean romance” ★★★★★ “Love this story. Made my heart happy. Read it in a day.” ★★★★★  “Characters so full of life…” ★★★★★ “Love between the most unlikely pair… I loved the pacing of the story.” ★★★★★ “The author does an excellent job of weaving real emotions and insecurities into the story.” ★★★★★ “The characters she develops are as real as any person on this planet… I couldn’t put this book down.” ★★★★★ “This is the third book in this series… a heartwarming story.” ★★★★★  “The story was sweet, clean, and compelling… I’ll definitely be looking for more stories in this series.”

Beth is the school counselor, devoted to the well-being of her students.Blair had good reason to distrust therapists. Just leave him alone to manage his farm.They rubbed each other the wrong way. But now, the students need them, and for the good of the community, they must work together.This is so not going well.Read this enemies-to-lovers clean and wholesome Christmas romance.

Some houses keep their secrets long after the doors are locked.Irma Willoughby has always been fiercely independent. But as winter closes in, the silence of her isolated farmhouse grows heavier. A stark reminder of her recent widowhood and years of estrangement from her children. The house she refuses to leave holds more than just memories. It holds secrets.Then her daughter Hilary returns, unannounced and full of questions. She says she’s worried, but Irma can feel the tension. The way she asks about Irma’s late husband. About the brother who died so long ago. About things better left unspoken.As the temperature drops, strange disturbances begin to stir. A cellar door left open. Family photographs moved. Her husband’s old pipe reappearing without explanation. The past isn’t just haunting Irma. It’s clawing its way to the surface.With trust fraying and danger circling, Irma must face the one truth she’s never dared admit: the greatest threat may not come from outside, but from within her own family.In a home filled with ghosts, the most dangerous thing of all might be the truth.Alone is a haunting psychological suspense novel about fractured families, buried guilt, and the chilling consequences of truth. It’s the first book in the Breaking Point Series, perfect for fans of The Push, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Sharp Objects.

Sometimes the softest whispers hold the hardest truths.When Brody Willoughby chose sides, he chose wrong.Still haunted by a bitter childhood, Brody allies himself with Willow, the birth mother who claims she was forced to give him up decades ago. But when Willow pressures his adoptive mother, Irma, to sell the family farm or pay an impossible sum, Brody senses something darker behind her demands.His sister Hilary is convinced their father’s journals hint at disturbing family secrets. At first Brody dismisses her warnings—until he discovers Willow’s name tied to a trail of fraudulent property deals across Millbrook. What began as a personal vendetta quickly spirals into a chilling conspiracy targeting vulnerable homeowners, with Irma’s farm next on the list.As the lines blur between ally and enemy, Brody faces a gut-wrenching truth: the woman he's defended might be orchestrating the betrayal he’s uncovering.In Millbrook, where family secrets run generations deep, the whispers of truth may come too late to save the people Brody loves most.Whispers is a domestic thriller about fractured loyalties, buried lies, and the devastating cost of believing the wrong truth. Book Two in the Breaking Point Series.

Some lies are so deep, we start to believe them.Willow fled her past for the tranquil beauty of Ontario’s Thousand Islands, but beneath the picture-perfect surface lies a tangled web of deception, ambition, and revenge. Raised to believe winning is everything, Willow is still chasing the ghost of a childhood shaped by beauty pageants and perfection.Now, with the FBI closing in, ailing family obligations mounting, and a kind-hearted artist by her side, Willow is running out of time, and truth. Her need for money is urgent. Her need for revenge is consuming. But when her plans start to unravel and her health begins to fail, Willow must confront the darkest lie of all: the one she tells herself.Sometimes I Lie is a chilling psychological suspense novel about obsession, legacy, and the brutal cost of chasing the life you think you deserve. Book three in the Breaking Point Series is perfect for fans of The Push, We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Sharp Objects.